A Jacksonville bar is offering patrons a chance to watch the big game, enjoy a few cold beers, grab a hot bowl of chili on a cold day and help out a good cause all at the same time.

Spanky’s Sports Bar and Grill is hosting is annual chili cook-off to benefit the Wounded Warriors this afternoon.

Whether you’re pulling for the San Francisco 49ers or the Baltimore Ravens, you’re welcome to sample chili entries with purchases going to help troops injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Spanky Fiest, owner of the bar named after him.

He said 10 teams will compete in the parking lot contest. Cooks were allowed to brown their meat at home, but all other cooking had to be done in the parking lot. Grills fire up at noon and chili will be ready for sampling after 3 p.m. Judges will vote on the best pot of chili at around 3:30 p.m.

Each entry is expected to be different including pulled-pork chili and white bean chili.

Jacksonville resident Brooke Kremm was setting up her cooking station Saturday. She said she has been a contestant for the last six years. The cook-off has been going annually for a decade.

“My team is called the Seminoles,” she said. “We are going to win this year!”

Kremm said her chili will be mild and blended with three meats.

“This is a fun way to give back,” she said. “The Wounded Warriors deserve it.”

Spanky’s is located at 2532 Onslow Drive in Jacksonville. For more information call 910-347-0003.

Contact Daily News Senior Reporter Lindell Kay at 910-219-8455 or lindell.kay@jdnews.com. Follow him on Twitter and friend him on Facebook @ 1lindell.

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